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Etymology: Varicus: Latin, varix = dilated vein (Ref. 45335); prometheus: Named for Greek god Prometheus; a patronym (Ref. 129296).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 247 - ? m (Ref. 129296). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Honduras.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL (female)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 8; Wirbelzahl: 27. This species is distinguished by: D2 I,9; A I,8; P 17; scales absent except for two modified basicaudal scales; pelvic rays 1-4 unbranched without fleshy tips; one anal-fin pterygiophore inserted anterior to first haemal spine. Colouration: head with portion of bright yellow pigment lightly speckled with small brown melanophores across upper jaw and snout; body with 4 incomplete brown saddles on pale to bright yellow background; pelvic and pectoral fins white to pale yellow in life; dorsal, anal and caudal fins pale to bright yellow (Ref. 129296).
A deep-reef goby collected from rariphotic depth ca. 247 m, found on sand with Halimeda rubble (Ref. 129296).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene, 2023. Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).